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most of the NZ club-fields have ropetows.some have tbars. ropetows are like medieval torture devices... i hope i never see one again! http://www.chillout.co.nz/nutcracker.asp gimme a cozy gondola anyday

we went nuts taking photos at the top that day - every direction you looked in was a postcard image. here's a few more.

hakkouda radio tower in sunlight (we were lucky enough to catch 1 of the 2 days - on average - of clear skies in january 2004)

mate, the guy did sod-all wrong. i've seen flaming 100 times worse on this forum. you sound like a frustrated wannabe school headmaster...

ok, so im guessing that there mustve been some posts that were deleted before i saw them. so im guessing data flamed a bit too hard? oh well, i've emailed data to go & check out ski.com.au - you have to be REALLY naughty to be banned there.

is today "bash the newbie" day?

with all due respect, i cant say i blame him - telling people about the radio program you do (for a community station) when someone (me) has asked about it is a long way from advertising imho. & anyway, i dont think he's out to annoy anyone - he's merely expressing bemusment at what appears to be some heavy-handed editing. data & i are just sharing an interest in dance music here, no-ones trying to promote a product. where's the PLUR?

bummer - im off to japan on the 3rd, so no dnb for me. have never hired a board in niseko - i'd imagine that these days it'd be no problem, but i recall a few years ago they used to say that you should take a board because they didnt have any long I (gaijin-sized) powder boards for hire.

you probably wouldve been ok if youd left out "shameless self promotion" & specified that its an independant radio station (& therefore, if its anything like 2ser in sydney or 4zzz in brisbane, you dont get paid for doing the show) im in sydney, whats the details on your gigs? i will try & check em out. oh, & here's a cool site i "found" - its an independant radio station in perth. probably worth tuning into (online broadcasts) http://www.rtrfm.com.au/

try snowave.com they send a rep with the regular niseko bus, so there is someone there to meet you. they are an aussie operation though, so might be tricky to synchronise - they will be meeting plane-loads of aussies, & your flight time may be different. but really, the first time i went to niseko, i did the whole thing myself, & its really easy to catch the bus yourself. there are staff around the airport who speak english, you just have to ask for some help. your hotel will probably send a van to collect you from the bus station at niseko (which is right at the base of

maximum respekt to da niseko junglist massive, aiiiiii! Gyu bar seemed to be the coolest bar in Niseko. The guy who runs it was playing all this whacky lounge music last time i went, but i'd say he's open to anything - maybe talk to him about doing a dnb night? he has decks & a mixer. i think you'd be hard pushed to hire gear there... maybe kutchan? i've also heard kutchan has some good bars. But, as far as i know, there are still no nightclubs in niseko - just a few bars. no shortage of yummy noodles though

The fare is 12,500Yen per person for one way. its door to door, so thats not bad i reckon. we r using it narita > nozawa, & its 9000 yen - which i think is slightly cheaper than the train.

i've been researching all this too. this company does narita airport <> nozawa & nartia airport <> hakuba http://www.chuotaxi.co.jp/ booking request form http://www.chuotaxi.co.jp/air/mail_nr.html (click on revervation in english) there is someone there who types good english. they might do shinjuku > nagano too - im not sure. but... they are pretty slow... they said approx 7 hrs for hakuba > narita, while by train its more like 4.5hrs... so i think we are getting the train. but they are pretty fast for narita > nozawa -

you can most definatley use credit card to buy lift tickets in niseko. & make purchases at the seiko-mart.

Quote: Originally posted by oo: That one almost is not funny enough coz you can't see the car. yeah you can. oh well - just dont laugh too much at it here's a better one from mammoth

& the USA takes the lead... Manmmoth Mountain, 7 feet of snow NYE dump. http://www.mammothmountain.com

that was the most uncomfortable day i've ever had to endure in 13 years of living in syd. it was a dry heat, with a hot wind, like a hair-dryer pointed at your face. it was even too hot on the beach, although the ocean was nice n cool. my baby daughter was really distressed by it, so we sat in a hotel lobby all day & drank beer (just me that is, not the baby...) hmm, think i'll have to move to tasmania...

do it high or drunk

you'll enjoy yourself if you go on holiday with a cheery disposition. you wont get much info here unless people can see you've done your homework. search the forums, do some googling, & then come back with some specific questions.

this one Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: You guys should really check out the Burton.com forum (go to community to find it). You would have more chance of getting feedback on the freestyles from someone who has them. The people on that forum aren't that pro-burton either.

thanks for that burton forum link. good info there. cheers.

try this hotel - my friend Dean's Japanese in-laws own it, & Dean (an Aussie) is living & working there this season. - tell him I sent you http://www.ecoworld.com.au/asahiya/ there is a whole transport section on the site - you may be able to use the bus service they recommend.

thats a pretty solid recommendation, kumapix! thanks. if i dont find anything better, i think they are the boots for me. Two Heabs, a fellow Novacastian i see!(although im one by birth only...) i tried the driver x boots at the snowboard whorehouse at rockdale, & they are $399 ex tax. (regular retail is $500) have you seen any better prices on them? i also tried: K2 T1s - comfy but not really stiff enough. Vans BFB - very stiff & snug, but pressure ontop of toes. sounds like we are after the same thing, so lets keep in touch

good on him! so how fit is he? he should do some light weight training & cardio before he starts, so his muscles can protect his old bones from injury. broken bones at that age can cause all sorts of problems, & take a very long time to heal.

i'm just assuming its from 1 dump, since its a recent photo. perhaps the yuzawa now person can confirm. it is quite amazing isnt it, the way it has mushroomed. i cant wait to see some of these in real life - only 50 days to go!!